Key Facts
- Solvay Pharmaceuticals is active in more than 40 countries. Our products are available in more than 150 countries.
- We have our own organizations in Western, Central and Eastern Europe as well as in Brazil and Mexico. We are expanding in the United States, Japan and the rest of Asia.
- We currently employ a workforce of more than 8,000 dedicated people.
- Solvay Pharmaceuticals ranks in the top 40 of pharmaceutical companies.
- We are focused on four therapeutic areas: Mental Health (psychiatry and neurology), Gastroenterology, Women’s and Men’s Health and Cardiology.
- Last year we dedicated 17% of annual sales to research and development.
Sales by therapeutic field in 2004: |
Sales by geographic area in 2004: |
Women’s and men’s health: 34% |
European Union: 40% |
Sales of therapeutic fields
(in millions of EUR)
|
2003 |
2004 |
2004/2003 |
2004/2003 |
Pharmaceuticals |
1,832 |
1,745 |
-5% |
-2% |
Sector |
|
|
|
|
Cardiology |
209 |
205 |
-2% |
-1% |
Gastroenterology |
536 |
525 |
-2% |
0% |
Women’s/Men’s Health |
682 |
598 |
-12% |
-7% |
Mental Health |
316 |
319 |
+1% |
+3% |
Influvac® |
68 |
76 |
+12% |
+11% |
Pharmaceuticals sales by region
In % of total pharmaceutical sales
|
2003 |
2004 |
Europe |
46% |
48% |
Nafta |
45% |
40% |
Asia-Pacific and others |
9% |
12% |